UPDATE: Mother charged in son's murder

UPDATED AT 11:00 P.M. (WZZM)- A Van Buren County woman is facing charges for the murder of her autistic son.

Yodi Jackson was free on bond Friday night. She is charged with vulnerable abuse and felony murder in the death of Chad Jackson, 25. According to court documents, Yodi let Chad starve to death. Detectives also say the bedrooms of Yodi's other children were typical while Chad's room showed obvious signs of neglect.

Chad had a severe form of autism, making him unable to communicate.

PAW PAW, Mich. (WZZM) -- A Van Buren County woman is facing felony murder and "vulnerable abuse" charges for the death of her adult son.

Michigan State Police detectives say troopers were called to a Van Buren County homeonJuly 2, 2011,after another residentfound the body of the25-year-old man, who suffered from autism.

According to detectives, the home was not out of the ordinary, but condition's in the man's room were "not what you would expect." They would not go into further detail.

Troopers felt the death was suspicious, andan autopsy ruled the man's death as being the result of homicide.

Prosecutors authorized an arrest warrant for the man's mother on Monday, and she was arrested Thursday. She is being held in the Van Buren County Jail without bond.

Detectives say the man's mother, who is around 40 years old, was not at the home at the time her son's body was found.

They are not releasing the mother's name until she appears in court on Friday.